I've been a member of Popup Chinese since 2008 and in that time I have never seen the level of written Chinese being used by the community that I've seen in the last several weeks.

I have to tell you that I'm a great deal more than just mildly pleased to see it.

I feel, the newfound focus on Chinese literacy is not only a testament to the dedication of Popup members, but also to David and his forced review program. I feel that this has inspired the Popup community with a great deal of newfound confidence and freedom in the language. By showing learners that it's not as much work as one might think to gain a good working knowlege of written Chinese as well as providing a constant stream of spaced repetitional reenforcement of Hanzi exposure, the results are self-evident!